That’s NOT Yoga!
May
05
I was trying out some yoga for beginners in the family room this morning when Magoo walked in.
Magoo: What? Are? Youdoing?
Me: Yoga. It’s a special kind of exercise.
Magoo: That’s not ECKK-ERCIZE!!!! That’s SITTING!
Maybe I should go to a class.
Filed under: all about me, health, poser in granolaville
Margaret Says:
Woohoo - first comment!
I think it’s exercise if it’s hard. Make Magoo sit still in one location the whole time you do yoga - THEN he’ll think it’s exercise!
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Posted on May 5th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
sarah k. Says:
I love that kind of eckercise. I finally went to a class and loved it sooo much. Whenever I pop in a yoga video, Zeeb climbs on the couch, because he really likes to watch other people eckercizing. I’m not sure if he’s just a budding peeping tom.
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Posted on May 5th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
bananas Says:
HA!!! I Love this.
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Posted on May 5th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
All Adither Says:
My favorite workout is the LYING DOWN one. Preferably with a glass of white wine balanced on my stomach.
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Posted on May 5th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
Renaedujour Says:
I’ve been reading your blog for a long time. Puget Sound moms need to stick together.
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE yoga. Meditation can be hard work.
Sometimes it looks a lot like napping. Graduate from sitting to napping.
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Posted on May 5th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
allysha Says:
out of the mouths of babes. That said, my grandmother has done yoga for like 50 years. She is in good shape.
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Posted on May 5th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Amanda - VintageDutchGirl Says:
Awwww, thanks honey for your vote of confidence
I’m not so sure I’m looking forward to Bubbalu talking now..
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Posted on May 5th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
Rebecca Says:
My kids like to watch me while I exercise and LAUGH. WEll, that’s encouraging.
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Posted on May 5th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Gift of Green Says:
What about Child’s Pose? That’s like sitting but not as obvious because your bum is up instead of down.
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Posted on May 5th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
Katherine Says:
Get him to do it with you!
(not that I’ve done much myself . . . ), but my little guy loves to yell “look! I’m doing down dog!” anytime he puts his hands on the floor! (that’s the one pose he remembers from his Itsy Bitsy yoga class) 
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Posted on May 5th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
andi Says:
That’s my kind of exercise! Where do I sign up??
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Posted on May 6th, 2008 at 9:59 am
michal Says:
ha! very funny. and for the record, it most definitely is exercise. and harder than it looks, dontcha think?
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Posted on May 7th, 2008 at 12:59 am
jennyonthespot Says:
That is awesome!
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Posted on May 7th, 2008 at 7:19 pm
Sarah Says:
How funny! Just bought a yoga DVD to start doing some in the mornings … only to discover that the DVD player is broken. Well, that’s my eckscuse and I’m sticking to it!
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Posted on May 9th, 2008 at 8:21 am
Kristy Says:
My son likes to copy my pilates–based on what he does, my pilates must look a lot like sticking my bum in the air and kicking like a donkey. He says, “I did a pilaty!”
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Posted on May 9th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
moosh in indy. Says:
If yoga is just sitting that I am the healthiest lady on the block. Just wait until you see the corpse pose I do all. night. long.
Yoga all day, yoga all night in the house of moosh.
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Posted on May 9th, 2008 at 5:45 pm